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Marty Walsh,
Mayor, City of Boston.
There's no question that departing Mayor Tom Menino leaves Boston in good shape for his successor Marty Walsh.
The budget is fiscally sound, the commercial real estate sector is booming, and people are lining up to live in pricey units downtown. But Walsh still faces challenges as he moves into City Hall and leaves his dual careers as a labor leader and state lawmaker behind him.
Among the agenda items: the Boston Redevelopment Authority. Walsh knows the powerful agency is due for some changes. He’s reluctant to move too quickly out of fear of upsetting the steady stream of development that’s already under way, but he also can't wait too long before putting his own stamp on the agency. He’ll want to accommodate developers who want more predictability for the permitting process as well as residents who feel like they’ve been effectively shut out of it.
Walsh's ambitions include other issues such as housing and schools, driven in part by a desire to address the widening gulf between the city's rich and its poor and the shrinking middle class. Walsh claims he’ll act independently of the labor interests that helped get him elected, but it will be interesting to see whether he can live up to that pledge amid the heavy demands of running this city.
— Jon Chesto

Boston Business Journal

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